You're right !

... But if I said I would most likely drink 1.79 or 56.43 cups of coffee today that would be a big difference.

1 1 1 170 grams
2 10 2 6 kilograms
3 100 3 179 kilograms
4 1,000 4 5 metric tons
5 10,000 5 179 metric tons
6 100,000 6 5,643 metric tons
7 1,000,000 7 179,100 metric tons
8 10,000,000 8 5,643,000